'It's very bonkers but also at the same time people take it very, very seriously,' Harry Watson, says.
An IT professional who thought he was "good at Excel" can now prove it after he reached the final of a global competition.
He was introduced to the concept of competitive spreadsheet events by his friend a couple of years back and "it turned out I was pretty good", he told the BBC. The battles consist of "unusual game tasks" which are worked out on a spreadsheet to test logical thinking skills.Mr Watson said it was his first time in the US state of Nevada, which he described as "quite unlike anywhere else"."A three-day spreadsheet conference - I mean what more could you want?He said the concept of competitive Excel goes back to about 2013 but this event has been around since 2021.
"There are so many new features being released on Microsoft Excel that the way you have to compete is changing all of the time."
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